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Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (US: / m ɪ ˈ ʃ oʊ / ⓘ; (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, [1] Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent ...
Within Our Gates is a 1920 American silent race drama film produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux. The film portrays the contemporary racial situation in the United States during the early twentieth century, the years of Jim Crow , the revival of the Ku Klux Klan , the Great Migration of blacks to cities of the North and Midwest, and ...
Pages in category "Films directed by Oscar Micheaux" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Oscar Micheaux 1920 59 min. Max Roach By Right of Birth: Lincoln Motion Picture Co. 1921 4 min. Donald Sosin Body and Soul: Oscar Micheaux 1925 93 min. Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) Screen Snapshots: Micheaux footage 1920 1 minute Bonus: An Introduction (7 min.); Bonus: The Films of Oscar Micheaux (8 min.) Regeneration: Richard E. Norman: 1923 11 min.
The Symbol of the Unconquered (also known as The Wilderness Trail) is a 1920 silent "race film" drama produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux.Premiering only a few years after The Birth of a Nation, the film was advertised for its negative depiction of the Ku Klux Klan. [1]
Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1889 – January 1, 1985) was an African-American actress, [1] producer, and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux. [2] She appeared in several films directed by her husband.
Micheaux shot much of Veiled Aristocrats at his mother-in-law's home in Montclair, New Jersey. [1] Lorenzo Tucker , who played John Walden, was a popular leading man of the race film genre. He was dubbed the "black Valentino " because of his striking good looks. [ 5 ]
The Homesteader (1919) is a lost [1] black-and-white silent film by African-American author and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. The film is based on his novel inspired by his experiences. The film is based on his novel inspired by his experiences.